Where does “Geschäftsführung” come from?
Geschäftsführung (German) comes from German Führung, from German führen, from Middle High German vüeren, from Old High German fuoren, from Proto-West Germanic fōrijan, from Proto-Germanic fōrijaną, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Geschäftsführung (German): management
Definitions
- management
Ancestry of “Geschäftsführung”, step by step
Geschäftsführung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Führung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Führung | lead; leadership; command |
| 2 | German | führen | to lead; to carry, to sell; to conduct some... |
| 3 | Middle High German | vüeren | to drive, to set in motion |
| 4 | Old High German | fuoren | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fōrijan | to lead, to bring |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fōrijaną | to cause to go; lead (someone; take lead; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German geschäft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | geschäft | shop, store |
| 2 | German | schaffen | to create; to produce; to make; to cause; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schaffen | to make, create |
| 4 | Old High German | scaffan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skappjan | to make, to create |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |